How can I give Coco water?

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I have 4 girls, 3 of them knows how to drink water from their bottles, but Coco does not. They do not like cucumber but do like watermelon..but she only eats a little chunch while with me..and then I put the rest in their bowls..so I dunno how much she's actually getting.

I tried to feed her water from a bottle that I bought today..however, nothing came out! So that was a bummer. It was a little juicebox.

I dunno what to do and I know she needs water.

She only eats hay, apples and dry food otherwise.
 
You can try giving them orange or apple juice. Although I find that they are keen on it for about a day, and then decide that they don't need any more and ignore it for the next week or so.
How much apple is she getting? She may just think she's getting enough from that. Some pigs don't drink all that much. Mine don't drink from their bottles unless the veg has been rather dry, but they know how and will top up from the bottles if they need to.
Ideally, a pig should drink 20ml a day, but many don't bother - they seem to be able to get away with a lot less.
A sore mouth can cause them to drink less. This can be caused by apple, but you don't want to take away her apple if that's where she's getting all her liquid.
You need to figure out whether she is just not interested in drinking, or hasn't figured out the bottle. Does she drink from a bowl if you put one down, or ignore it?
 
my piggies never drink in my presence she may be drinking at night
 
my pigs only drink at night mine love cucumber and get lots of water from that.have you tried just putting a little bowl of water in the cage see if she`ll drink from that
 
one of my piggys will only drink from her bowl :) i wouldn't sujest fruit juices as there can be to much sugar i find piggies tend to eat more whilst they're in there cage so she might be shy of you watching her have you tried tomatoes and grapes for water?:)?
 
Celery is also a great source of water.

Only if her fur is feeling stiff and waxy, which indicates severe dehydration, would I recommend to resorting to syringing her water - up to 50 ml a day. If her fur feels normal, you needn't be worried.
 
Her fur does feel normal. And she wants to drink, she just havent figured out how to use the bottle. I am worried they might tip the bowl of water if I put one in there but I will try anyway. Thanks! They love grapes and watermelon.
 
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